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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Perritano, John     Subjects     Economic history -- 1945-     Social history -- 1945-     Equality -- History     Developing countries -- Economic conditions     Developing countries -- Social conditions     Developing countries -- Foreign relations     Browse Catalog     by author:      Perritano, John       by title:      Education, poverty, ...       by call number:      330.9172 P458e     Search the Web     Perritano, John     Economic history -- 1945-     Social history -- 1945-     Equality -- History     Developing countries -- Economic conditions     Developing countries -- Social conditions     Developing countries -- Foreign relations       MARC Display

Education, poverty, and inequality / John Perritano ; series advisor, Ruud van Dijk. by Perritano, John Mason Crest, c2017. Call #: 330.9172 P458e Subjects Economic history -- 1945-   Social history -- 1945-   Equality -- History   Developing countries -- Economic conditions   Developing countries -- Social conditions   Developing countries -- Foreign relations Series Making of the modern world (Mason Crest Publishers). ISBN:  9781422236369 (hc) 9781422236345 (series) Description:  64 p. : ill. (mostly color), color map ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  Series introduction -- Chapter 1: A world of deprivation -- Chapter 2: Decolonization and newly independent nations -- Chapter 3: The Cold War and social welfare -- Chapter 4: The global north and global south -- Chapter 5: Today's globalizing world -- Timeline -- Future research, index, photo credits, about the author and advisor. Summary:  "Explores economic hardship in the aftermath of World War II, the challenges facing newly independent nations in terms of poverty, inequality, and development, and how the major powers in the Cold War approached social welfare policy. It also examines how the nations of the developing world have grown in strength even as they have struggled with nagging development issues. The United Nations, including its Millennium Development Goals, also take center stage, as does the effect of globalization on people's livelihoods and economic prospects."--Back cover Audience:  Ages 12 to adult. Grade 7+. Other authors:  Dijk, Ruud van Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Sackville Public Library Young Adult Nonfiction 330.9172 P458e Ya Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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